NETGEAR ProSafe GS105 - switch - 5 ports

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Netgear GS105 5 Port Gigabit Switch

5 Sep 11th, 2005 (Dec 4th, 2005)

Advantages:
Easy installation, small, sturdy, quiet, auto uplink

Disadvantages:
Runs quite hot

Recommendable: Yes 

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This is a 10/100/1000Mbps switch with 5 auto-sensing ports

Visual Description
A compact unit measuring 16cm x 10cm x 3cm (approx)
Housed in a very sturdy blue metal casing with venting slots on the side and back
Looks very professional
5 Front mounted UTP sockets
Rear mounted PSU socket (12 Volt, 1.2 Amp, Centre Positive) and Earth tag
LED indicators to display 10Mb, 100Mb, 1000Mb connection, Activity, Full Duplex, Collisions and Power

Installation
The GS105 switch comes supplied with manuals, 12 Volt (1.2Amp) PSU, ethernet cable, and the unit itself. Installation is very simple and requires no configuration as this is an un-managed switch. Simply connect your existing CAT5 cables from your PC to the switch, it will detect the connection speed and cable type. No need to worry about using cross-over cables or straight through cables.

Operation
Compatibility: Most recent PC's have at least a single gigabit Ethernet port on them now. Now you can make use of it. Tested fine with Intel Pro/1000 MT cards and nVidia nForce cards

Noise
It contains no fans so operation is completely silent, however, as with all other Netgear switches, this unit gets quite hot. For peace of mind it would be best to keep it away from sources of heat (I tend to lay an old PII heatsink on the unit just to help with the cooling!)

Troubleshooting
The LED indicators provide you with all the information you could possibly need to help diagnose any connectivity problems - not that you should have any

Conclusion
Very fast, reliable equipment.
With prices for gigabit equipment coming down, now is a great time to upgrade 

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20.09.2005 13:35

A nicely presented first review. Welcome to Ciao. Fionaxx

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